The Congress-led Telangana government under Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has ordered a detailed inquiry by the Vigilance and Enforcement Department into the controversial IDPL lands in Kukatpally, estimated to be worth nearly ₹4,000 crore. The decision comes amid an intense political confrontation involving Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Kukatpally MLA Madhavaram Krishna Rao and Telangana Jagruthi president and MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha, with both sides trading serious allegations of land encroachment.

The government has instructed officials to conduct a comprehensive probe into developments related to Survey No. 376 in Kukatpally to establish the facts surrounding the disputed land. Kavitha has accused Krishna Rao and his son of large-scale land grabbing, while the MLA has countered with allegations against Kavitha’s husband, Anil.

Escalating the matter further, Kavitha alleged that Krishna Rao, along with another MLC Pocharam Srinivas Reddy—whom she described as a proxy of BRS working president KTR—illegally converted industrial land into residential layouts during the previous BRS regime. According to her, large villas and apartment complexes were constructed after manipulating land-use permissions.

Kavitha also claimed that major irregularities occurred in real-estate ventures linked to Krishna Rao and his son. She alleged that a 10-acre water body was illegally shrunk to just six acres, with the remaining four acres encroached upon for commercial use. Describing the alleged activities as a “KGF-style real-estate empire,” she accused BRS leaders of systematically encroaching on public land.

With allegations flying thick and fast from both sides, the issue has generated significant political heat in Telangana. The state government’s decision to initiate a formal vigilance inquiry is expected to bring greater clarity to the controversy and could have major political and legal implications in the days ahead.